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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-06-16
PARTISAN NOVELTIES.
New Ways of Making Charming Tea-GOWns
and Stylish Bodies.

and stylish Bodies.
Some of the newest Partisan tea
gowns for elegant summer wear are
made of India silk muslin, figured i'll
gay but small Vatican designs,
tiower-striped crepe lisse, silk canvas
goods, and also of fine, sOftly-drapIng
surah in solid shades of primrose. hello
tropc, sea-green, pearl-gray. cafe-au-
lait and hedge-rose pink. These are
fashioned i'll princesse style-that is to
say, a glove-titting gown, with skirt
and bodice cut in one. These dresses
open all the way down the front, and
tackled to each side Is graceful Grape
OF lace boa, which reaches in many
cases from throat to skirt hem. A
twisted crepe lisse rope also serves the
same purpose. An airy finish of this
kind was noted upon a tea-gown of
peach blow surah, embroidered in deli
cately shaded peach blossoms. The
front parted Overa simulated petticoat
and blouse of white surah sprinkled
with mOsS-rose buds. and down each
side ran Il dainty coil of cream-white
crepe lisse, with the same cloud-like
twist around the throat and elbow
sleeves, the latter having an additional
garniture of double frills of cream
colored Spanish blonde lace as finish.
A new art is followed in many of the
French bodices, which consists in omit
ting the usual darts on the fronts. This
manner of cutting the corsage is sue
cessful only in the use of certain elias
tic fabrics, being specially advan-
tageous in making up stripes or checks,
which often prove such failures at the
seams even when subjected to the most
careful manipulation. The under arm
seams are set slightly forward, and
somewhat bias, and the edges of the
fronts are curved in and out to fit the
figure. This style of cOrsage is not at
all becoming to forms overly stout.
but is highly advantageous to slender
women, as it imparts a certain round
ness to the form, which the usual dark
lines destroy. The cOrset-bodice is a
boon to stout figures, as it gives addi-
tional length to the waist, produces
slender effect by its many seams, and
is boned on each one of them, even to
the double side seams in the back.
This bodice is cut extremely high I'M
der the arms, and in some cases meas
ures but four inches on the shoulder
seam.-N. y Post.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-06-16

will go together to the hospital ana
You can act just as you feel; the Poor
man will not know that 1 have told
you" a rrt .,.-.-s.--..
Upon entering the ward early the
next morning Mrs. Alden's experienced
eye noticed a change in the suffering
man. and she whispered to Rose:
1.-The end is almost here, can you
stand it?''
As Rose approached the bed. Mr..
Wilson's eyes frightened, and holding
out his hand which grasped the faded
blossoms of yesterday. he said:
1--WE got 'em yet Thought, You see.
1 would like to take 'em to Hannah.
and tell her about it"
The appeal in the poor, weak face
was too much for Rose, and STOPPING
over him she said:
Tell her. too, that your daughter
gave them to you, and that she knew
her father. and came to nurse hina"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-06-16

s.but Iwould not take child of vicious
parentage; 1 am too strong believer
in hereditary traits of character. and
it is almost impossible to find such a
child as we would wish to take to our
hearts free from its natural guardians. }"
al think said quiet little lady,
'.that if YOU are in earnest i can direct
YOU to little girl who is free from any
objection you speak of. My daughter
came home this morning from visit
to her old nurse, and was very enthusi-
astic about the charms of little girl
she saw there, whose mother. very
nice woman, died a short time ago.
and the father wishes to find a good
home for her, and will give her up en-
tirely to the right person.
WELL" said Mrs. Alden, "if you
will go with me tomorrow, 1 will go
and see her anyhow"
1t excited some curiosity in c.
street when Mrs. Alden's elegant
equipage stopped at Mrs. Brown $
door. Rose, as we'll as the other chill
dren. pressed her face close to the win
dow to see the pretty horses. AS Mrs.
Alden saw her lovely face she e1-
claimed:
What little beauty!'
Indeed, you may say that, a'am,
and as good little one as ever saw. y
said Mrs. Brown, who told the ladies
all she knew about the family.
Rose was soon enticed by Mrs. Alden
to a seat on her lap. and quite won
that lady's heart by her pretty prattle.
When the ladies left it was with the
understanding that Mr.. and Mrs. Alden
should call that evening and meet Mr..
Wilson.
you see," said that person when
they met, Hannah told me, and ]
know myself, that can't raise her as
her mother wanted her raised; but
shall miss my baby. Hannah said she
wanted her made Christian lady, and
she wanted this box given her when
she was eighteen"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-06-16

"A gentleman was at grand dinness
where the smallness of the establish
ment obliged the entertainer, pretens
tious upstart, to transform the gardens
er, the stable-boy and even the coach
man into walters. Several awkwar0
mishaps were the consequence Among
Others, the coachman upset the bntter-
boat over the gentleman's Clothes.
Determined to expose his pretenuouS
host, he exclaimed aloud, as he wiped
off the butter: John, take my advice,
and in future pever grease any thinGs
but your wheelsr'--E. T. Ledger.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-06-16

New York business signs present
some curious condolences. Taylor &
Cutter is clothing firm in the Bow
cry. A dealer in curled hair is named
Willcomb. A Bleecker street sign reads
81 Godlove." OF metropolitan milk
dealers, one is Well and another Water.
Currie & Rice do business together.
Manhelp is name on sign next to
one bearing the name of GOdlove 90
Broadway CkicGgo Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-06-16

After all questions were satisfactorily
settled on both sides, papers were
drawn up in which John Wilson re-
signed all claim to the little Rose and
Mr.. Alden legally adopted her.
Mr.. Wilson at the time appointed
took her to her new home, and as the
little one chung to him so fondly he
held in his arms and gently soothed
her to sleep, then as the tears fell fast
he laid her on Mrs. Alden's lap,
saying:
There's your baby; be good to her,
for Gods sake;" then Selling his hat,
he rushed from the house, and Rose
Wilson'S old life had ended.
When the little girl awoke in the
beautiful room Rose Alden began
new life. Every indulgence that
wealth could bestow was hers, but Mrs.
Alden held ever in her mind the thought
of the dying mother, the child was to
be made Christian lady. Life seemed
to have begun anew for the entire AL
den family. Mrs. Alden had found an
object in life which amply repaid her
care, and as years passed Rose proved
to be the sunshine of their lives. She
was almost eighteen, and her mother
| companion in many good works and
| social duties. Her beauty and many
attractions made her a general favorite
and she had many friends of both
sexes. One morning Mrs. Alden said:
Rose, dear, you will have to go to
the flower mission without me to-day.
do not feel very well; take the car
riage, and you can invite some one to
go with You on your bounds in my
place"
Very well, mamma; am sorry you
can't go. 1 think l will call for that
sweet Miss Allison. She don't often
have a chance to ride, and then she is
so good. She will know just what to
say, which do not"
AZ think you do very well in that
way. daughter"
''Oh, you are partial. my precious
mamma. Goodbye; take good care of
yourself" and the sweet face stopped
and left loving kiss on Mrs. Alden s
lips, and away she went, taking Miss
Allison with her, to whom it was q
rare treat. She promptly appeared
4 til tiiC PAsbSO Va
a large proportion of the fragrant
beauties, she and her friend set
out on their round of mercy. Rose
was no stranger in hospital wards
and orphan asylums, for under Mrs.
Alden's loving guidance she had early
learned that 1T is more blessed to give
than to receive" More than one sad
countenance frightened ut the sight of
her sweet face as she bent over the
couch of suffering, and with few
words of sympathy and cheer, left
some flowers oy the pillow to preach,
! perhaps, sweeter lesson of love and
trust than words could convey.
''You have new patient, I see. -
she said to one of the nurses as she
entered the accident ward of the hos
pital.
Eyes, miss; just brought in. Run
over by train at the crossing. A bad
case"
The man, lying with closed eyes, was
reused by gentle voice saying:
al fear you are in great pain. Can
do any thing for your
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-03

AT the very outset of his administra :
ton, Mayor Banding finds his will
thwarted by republican majority in the
city council Two democratic appointees
were rejected last night by strict party
vote 9 to T. For some reason or other
the republican aldermen did not seem to
possess the same magnanimous spirit
that actuated the mayor TO lay aside po~
litical prejudices, and filing the appointive
officers irrespective of party policy or de-
sires. From party standpoint the mayor
clearly violated political etiquette in nam
ing republicans for two important pOsi>
tons, aud by making such great access
sions to them it WAS naturally supposed
that the republican aldermen would en-
dOrse all other appointments, no matter
what their political creed. But no, thu ii
partisanship was too strong to allow them
to do this As a result only one demo-
crat was confirmed. the sppointee fol
chief of police, and the republicans are
as thoroughly disguised with the late in>
cumbenr as the democrats. II they had
an efficient marshal it is more than likely
that they would have rejected this ap-
pointment also. As democrat it would
have seemed best for the mayor to have
first named members of his political faith
for all the positions, and if they had been
rejected it would have been time enough
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-03
TAXING BANK STOCK.
AN IMPORTANT POINT SETTLED BY
THE SUPREME COURT.

Assessment at Par Value Held To Be Law
full and Right-The National Treasnrer's
Monthly Budget-The Surplus Continues
to Grow-Nhat the Debt Is now Com
posed of-OhiciaI Items.
WASHINGTON CRY, MAY 3-A decision was
rendered by the supreme court of the United
States Monday in the hank tax case of Stan
lev against the board of supervisors of Al
hany, N. Y. Suit was brought to recover
certain taxes alleged to have been Illegally
collected from Stanley, shareholder in the
National Albany Exchange bank The coun-
ty assessors adopted "A rule under which they
assessed shares of state and national bank
stocks IN the city at par, irrespective OF their
actual or market value, and the plaintiff in
this case maintained that this resulted in i'm
posing upon the shares of the Exchange bank
a greater rate of taxation than was ASSESSED
upon other moneyed capital generally, be
cause the actual value OF Exchange bank shares
was considerably less than the stock of the
other banks in the city. The court in its de-
cislon Monday sustained the decision of the
court below in favor of the board of asseSSoFs,
holding that the method of assessment com
planned of comes near as practicable-con-
sldering the nature of the property-to se,'ur-
ing uniformity and equality OF taxation; that
it is not discriminating, and not adopted in
hostility To the national banks. Over -valua-
tinn of property, the court holds, is not a
ground of action at law for the excess beyond
what should have been levied upon INST val
uatlon, and the courts can not in such eases
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-03
HOW WE STAND FINANCIALLY.


Outstanding Bonds.
WASHINGTON CITY, NAV 3-1he reduction
in the public debt during April amounted to
slS,u1S,H'N, ami Tor the ten months of the
present fiscal year, SNI,;tal, rs The national
debt less cash in thetredsGrl Is 81 ,05, I10, 40,
| ami OF this amount Si.u'i ,61S, Il is interest
bearing debt. This Understanding debt is
made up IN round numbers OF SIS, O1,On of
4 per cent bonds; S251 aJ0, U1of H. per cents;
So, n@J of ! PER Gems: STD, 1a,OW OF Pa
citic railroad hortis and l4,OOUulU of 3 per
cent. navy pension fund
The net cash in the treasury is S;}4. 81 ,0tsS,
or about Sl;,H11,HO more than ON April /.
The gold com ami gold bullion fund balance is
SlSo,AG, Fa, or about sl,000,OO0 less than a
| month ago; the silver fund balance has de
| creased S2,0O0, H0 during the month and now
amounts To 81, 220,5lS. The store of standard
silver dollars has increased nearly S4aO, oOO
during the month and now amounts 10 S2u5,
rs, sas2. Up to April 80 the treasury had rt,-
deemed 5,!hi2, ~ in trade dollars
Customs receipts for April aggregated
81, 81 81, Sl,&,0,H0 more than in April,
| lSSj; Internal revenue receipts were $40 ia,
| 14S, S5O0,000 more than in April year ago.
| and receipts from miscellaneous source,
amounted to S2,64I,271, or 81 ,OtO,OO more
| than in April, 1SNi
Receipts from all sources for the ten months
of this fiscal year aggregate 500, ID ,619,
against S2i5, Sai, $40 for the corresponding ten
months OF the preceding year, while expendi-
| lures for the past ten months have aggregated
S23l, l46, 95S, against 500 5tS, 425 during the
corresponding months Of the preceding year
The pension charge alone for the past ten
months siis1mtei to ST., 81, $50. or s12,H
go more than for the corresponding ten
months OF the preceding year
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-03
PARNELL WOULDN'T HAVE T.
Som" Interesting Facts Coming Out in q
Libel suit.

LONDON, May 3-The trial of the suit for
libel OF ST John Brenon. a well-known Jour
naIlSt and formerly leading home ruler, but
Who for the past five Years has been out of
favor with the Parnellites, against the MessrS.
khigWay a Co, publishers, Tor publishing a
pamphlet Pur1plTing to give a black list of
lea'!ng horne rulers alleged to he connected
with the dynaRlteTs, was begun Monday in
the rourf al queens bench The pamplc1,
which Is entitled The Repeal of the Union
Conspiracy: or Panell and the l. Il. b. =
charged Mr.. Brepon with heing Fenian and
secret dynamite uegotia,or He lays his
damages at 1900 The conf room was
crammci with spectators and friends of the
htigantS
Sin John denied that be was ever Fcnian.
He left the .tIi league. he said, in June,
l'Nl' after quarrel with the managers Cor
opening his kilograms Sir John declared
that Sir Lyon Playtair told him that Mr.
Gladstone had become converted to the home
rule theory i'll 1879, and that he desired Mr.
i'arnel to accept the office of chief secretary
for Ireland Witness spoke to Mr. ParnelI
about taking Office hut he declined even to
entertain the idea
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-03
The CITY of Rock Island.

Rock Island is city of IS, 600 inhabitants, sitn-
ated at the geographical center OF the Middle
States in the midst of the richest grain producing
section of the world. 1t IL on direct line he
tween Chicago and Omahs Milwaukee and Kansas
City. St Louis and st. Paul, being 1s1 miles from
Chicago and $50 from Omaha: 214from Milwaukee
and $40 from Kansas City; 247 from st. Louis and
346 from St Paul 1t is 81 miles from Peoria and
is in direct communication with and between all
the great com mercia points named. II Is within
twenty-five m les OF the inexhaustabe coal fields
at Cable and fifteen miles of the lime and stone
quarries at Port Byron. 1t is situated the Mis-
sssppi at tn foot of the island Of Fock Island on
which is situated the largest government arsenSi
in the world, and has warehouses and agencies Tor
the two great steamboat lines OF the Upper Mlssls-
sppi It's manufactures varied and prosper
ous Its jobbing trade is large, and room for more
fits retail trade is extensive and enarging. Its nat
ural advantages are unsurpassed, Its social ad
vantages are unexcelIed Its schools and churches
are many and all well established. 1t has the G.,
RI&P: NJ. Il st. P; c. b & @; 4 I. Il
p, and R I & Cable railroads. 1t has three differ
ent lines Of street cars It has good systems of
electric and gas illumination. Its sanitary regRla
tions are excellent and the locality naturally
healthy Its hotels are modern and hrst-class
II has q handsome opera house It has bean
tiful residences and resident property. Its bust
ness blocks many of them new aud all sub
stantisl 1t offers better inducements to business,
comfort happiness health and prosperity than
any other locality i'll the country.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-03

Physicians insist in and out of season
that the portiere craze is unhealthy.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-03
SiuCSed for Forty Rounds.

ST PAUL, May 3.-The most desperate and
and one of the most evenly contested prize
fights that ever took place in or near the twin
cities was that between the BLACK Pearl, of
Minneapolis, and Black Frank, of st. Paul,
in the suburbs of Minneapolis, adjacent to
Crystal lake, early Monday morning. The fight
was to a finish, with skin gloves, marquis of
Queeflsberry rules, for the gate receipts, and
the colored middle-weight championship of
the northwest. The fight was witnessed by
about thirty sports, who purchased tickets
at $50 Ia 81 each Forty desperate rounds
were fought. The last resulted in Frank re
ceiving singing highlander, from which
he failed 10 recover when time was called for
the forty first The fight lasted three hours
and twenty minutes
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-03

New YORK, May 5-EN-indge Hilton
has added MeSSpnief's "FrieIland7 10 tho
Metropolitan Museum of All collection OF
paintings thus giving the city OF New York
perhaps the most valuable painting i'll this
country "fredlanda was purchased at the
Stewart collection sale a few weeks ago by
MIR tIhert Hilton, son Of the present do
nor. The painting, together with portrait
of McisSnnicr by himself, was sold after a
sharp contest between Mr.. Hilton and .Iay
Gould FOR St6.An The "Frle,iland,~ with
Rosa Bnnheur's Horse Fair" which was
presented to the museum by Cornelius Van
deihilt, Were regarded as the gems ot the col
la,tinn
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-03

CucAoo, May 3-l4aie Monday night an
expulsion ",-currtd in the North Chicago roll
ing nliis al South Chicago whereby ulne men
weic seriously burned and injured Their
names are, John Burns, James CARR
gan, Patr.ek Dolan, james Carney,
Daniel shea. Philip Mortimer, Michael
UConnelI Patrick O'Conneil and James
Locke. They were pouring molten IRON into
mold IN which some water had been left,
and terrific explosion was the result A
large mas, OF the molten metal was blown
all over the works, and some uf the injured
men We're horribly burned by il. Burns is ex-
prcted to die, and several Others are badly in
ired
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-03

HAWAu's QUEEN closed to visitors and
during the wait of an hour here none of the
royal party appeared in sight. At O'Clock
the special car war attached to the Washing
ton train. After spending few days at the
national capital the party will go to New
York and from there to London.
kapioIani married Prince David kalakaua
in 1865, eleven years prior to his elevation to
the throne The royal couple were of differ
ent telnprrameuts and the union was not a
happy one Queen kapioani was gentle and
affe,fionate III disposition; kalakaua loutish in
hiStastcs and habits, fondof low company and
given 10 dehauches which womb disgrace a
stahlernan 1t was hut natural the royal pair
should live apart A feeble effort is made
toward preserving appearances, but their
lives move in different grooves. Her majesty
avoids nearly all state occasions, audeiVes
moleStly and quietly in a cottage near the
kings palace. ,evoting the greater part of her
annual allowance of =. go in charities, which
seem TO occupy the major portion Of herroyal
time.
1t is about twelve wears ago since King
halakana visited Chicago Harvey ColVin
WAS then mayor and he was Surroursie1I with
set of jOvial blades in official position, who
decided to give the dUsky sovereign a high
old time. His majesty was met at the rail
way station by The mayor and the reception
committee No municipal Interpreter WIS
present Int Coivin was equal 10 the occasion.
king SAID he To kalakaua, after the effus-
iVeneSs of the greeting was over; king, We
have arranged for you to 90 To the Grand
Pacific and clean up" His majesty
looked bewildered, but, nothing dis
mayed, Cdvin undertook to en-
tighten him. ''Nou know, king.
he continued, ruhhing his hands with
invisible soaP and water; You know, washee
washeel7 The reception committee, confus,>i
and angry over The faux pas, rushed kala
kaua into 4 carriage and drove him to thu
hotel The king had many similar adventures
with the Gool-natured mayor, but the boys
succ~slet III giving him right royal time
the reception costing several thousand dollars
tog all 81 which the citizens had 10 pay
Queen kapiolani is on her way to England
where she proposes 10 witness the jubilee OF
Queen Victoria, of whom she has an exalted
opinion. believing the British sovereign 10 liz
the most august aud powerful of the potentate>
of the Old World
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-03
MISS STEWART HOLDS ON.
An Indiana Fair 0fiieehol,ier Scores "A
Victory.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 3-MiSs Florence
Stewart, the Democratic clerk employed in
the state board OF health office, and whom the
secretary ri state sought to discharge in order
to give the place to Republican, triumphed
over her political anniversaries Monday hy re
eeiving a favorable decision i'll the supreme
court. Mis- Stewart was compelled to
bring mandamus proceedings against the
auditor of state, he refusing to pay
her salary because she had been
discharged by the secretary. The court holds
that the power TO appoint clerks upon the
requisition of the hoard does not carry with
it any right TO discharge against the boards
consent, and holds that Miss Stewart is ell
titled TO her salary. The beard employs two
clerks, and these VIII remain Democratic under.
this decision The secretary of state threat
ems 10 appeal the case, but many of the Re
publlcans are oppose to pushing it fuEther
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-03

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 3-Nei Collins
Richard Farrell, Tim J Cohaire, and Peter
McCahey, who were arrested on the charge OF
being participants in the recent riotous demon
stration at AcCaulls Opera house, on the &c
caSion of the performance of a Satirlcal play
entitled, ''McSwiggan's Parliament, were h,.-
fore Magistrate List Monday The officer u no
helped make the arrest stated the nature Of
the charge against the defendants, and after
waiting a reasonable time and no witness az
Pearing against them, the magistrate dis
chargel the pris0ners.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-03
gave AWAY" HIS CLIENT.


PHILADELPHIA, May S-Annie F. Quinn.
or Mrs Annie f. Smith, as she calls herself,
who claimed TO be the wife of Houston
Smith, Jr.. whose father died recently lelv-
ing an estate valued at $4,000 to which the
woinan's son laid claim was shown bv her
counsel in court Monday to he an imlpstcr
and periurar. in working up the case he
found some mIisiy old records which showed
thai Annie Quinn had given birth to Il child
at the SiHr house and on the same day on
which the alleged Mrs. Smith said her son,
the claimant was horn. This showed CON
clUsively that Annie f. Quinn and the bogus
Mrs, Smith were one and the same person.
The estate Will 20 to a daughter OF Mr.
Smith,
u reward of - 400 had heen offered to An.
ME Quinn if she world make herself known,
Int under the name of Mrs Smith She de
reivel her counsel very successfully She
slit denies that She is Annie Quinn